New Nation, 9 July 1974

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  • 25 1 NEW NATION SINGAPORE Tuesday evening, July 9, 1974 No. 1071 Price 20 cents M C. (P) 20/74 ||||M| NEW NATION SINCAPOtE, TUESDAY JULY 9. 1974
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  • 649 1 Israelis leave warning leaflets on Lebanon fishing boats: Don't support the commandos Reuter Beirut, Tuesday Israeli gunboats last night destroyed fishing boats in several Southern Lebanese ports and left warnings to the fishermen not to cooperate with the Palestinian commandos. Lebanese Army units and
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  • 50 1 Reuter Berne, Tuesday Eugene Chaplin, 21-year-old son of Charlie Chaplin, will marry a Swiss dentist's daughter in Montreux next montfe, a family spokesman said yesterday. The bride, Sandra Guignard, is a teacher. The 85-year-old comedian, whose health is still "fairly good", hopes to attend the Church wedding.
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  • 198 1 Reuter Buenos Aires, Tuesday Argentine Pr e s ident Maria Estela Peron yesterday signed a Bill ordering the return of the embalmed remains of "Evita" her late husband's second wife. President Peron signed the Bill on her first visit to Government House since the death of
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  • 124 1 Share prices continued to slide on the Stock Exchange of Singapore this morning. BUSINESS DONE: City Development (2) 1.30, (10) 1.28, (16) 1.29. Island Hotels (1) 1.09. Mosbert (1) 1.16. San Holdings (1) 0.91, (30) 0.90, (32) 0.89*. (19) 0.89. S. Land (2) 2.14. F. Merlin (6)
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  • 32 1 Reuter Hong Kong, Tuesday— Radio Hanoi today reported that Cambodian Insurgent forces sank a warship of unidentified nationality in the Mekong River earlier this week, killing 23 crew on board.
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  • 13 1 Police reported 102 accidents yesterday. Six were serious and one fatal.
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  • 36 1 Reuter Ankara, Tuesday Turkey is changing the dates of its religious holidays, bringing it into step with most other Arab countries. Until now Muslim holidays here have been based on moon sightings in Morocco.
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  • 216 1 Bangkok life back to normal Reuter Bangkok, Tuesday The Thai Government today lifted the state of emergency imposed last Thursday following clashes between police and rioters in Bangkok's Chinatown which claimed 28 lives. Prime Minister Mr. Sanya Dharmasakti announced last night that
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  • 289 1 Police today warned the public not to be fooled by bogus salesmen who go around selling "magic stones" to cure grave illnesses. There have been several reports c.f people being "talked" Into buying these worthless stones recently, according to the police spokesman, Mr. Teo Han
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  • 104 1 Reuter Phnom Penh, Tuesday Cambodian government troops killed 482 Insurgents in a fierce battle on Sunday for Oudong, the former royal capital captured by the guerrillas last March, the Military High Command said yesterday. The troops, who were last reported to have advanced to
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  • 102 1 Reuter United Nations, Tuesday Mr. Edgar Koh (above), a feature writer with the Singapore Englishlanguage newspaper New Nation, was yesterday chosen as one of four Dag Hammarskjold journalism scholars by the United Nations Correspondents' Association. Two other journalists from Africa and one from
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  • 72 1 Police have detained a man In connection with the murder of a 13-year-old girl, Chua Lay Huay, In Geylang Bahru on July 1. The man was picked up when he returned to his flat near Lay Huay's home, shortly after the girl's semi-nude body was found
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  • 68 1 Reuter Rangoon, Tuesday. Burmese Air Force search parties have found wreckages of five T-33 jet fighters which crashed last Saturday in Shwegyln township of central Burma and their 10 pilots were feared dead, Informed sources said today. The sources said the jets which left Rangoon on a
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  • 64 1 Reuter Paris, Tuesday The world's longest passenger liner, The France, Is to be taken out of service In the autumn, Its owners announced, yesterday. The decision immediately prompted maritime unions to call on their members to occupy the ship, which is due to arrive in New York
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  • 224 1 Munich, Tuesday Gerd Mueller, scorer of the goal that won West Germany the World Cup, was sunning himself In Italy yesterday while his countrymen were wondering whether he will ever play in the national team agalp. Mueller, enjoying himself with the rest of the German team
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  • 23 1 Reuter Dacca, Tuesday Six people were reported killed by floods which swept through fresh areas in northern and north-eastern Bangladesh yesterday.
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  • LOCAL NEWS
    • 527 2  -  Heavier penalties, more traps By Douglas Chan Traffic police are getting tough on speedsters and those who drive dangerously, recklessly or inconsiderately. Many offending motorists and •motorcyclists are often hauled to court and made to pay stiff fines. Drivers who exceed the speed limits
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    • 61 2 Dr. James Hanam, a lecturer In forensic pharmacy at the University of Singapore, will speak to members of the S1 ng a pore Professional Centre on "The responsibilities of doctors, dentists and veterinary surgeons with regard to controlled drugs". It will be held at the pathology lecture
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    • 233 2 This is Singapore's biggest "liberation" centre —a pond that holds 5000 tortoises at the Phor Kark See temple off Upper Thomson Road. Every tortoise that lives here represents the hope of a Singaporean for long life. For it is a Buddhist reckoning that to have
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    • 47 2 Some of the latest American computers and related equipment will b? exhibited at the United States Trade Centre in Yen San Building from August 20 to 23. Fifteen manufacturers will be represented at the exhibition of electronic data processing equipment, related business equipment and systems.
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    • 394 2  -  By Lau Liat Hoe Daching manufacturers have submitted a prototype of a metric calibrated daching to replace the traditional kati-and-tahil measurement. A Singapore Metrication Board spokesman who disclosed this, said specifications for the new instrument require the beam to be horizontal when the load
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    • 270 2 Co operatives in Singapore should undertake the import and sale of dairy products. This was suggested by the chairman of the Singapore National Cooperative Union, Mr. Koh Watt Seng when he spoke at the 52nd International Co-operative Day celebrations at the Regional
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    • 208 2 The first prize winner of the Singapore Association for the Blind donation draw Mr. Cho Jock Kim, has donated his $7000 to sponsor two members of the White Cane Club to attend the International Federation for the Blind World Conference in West Berlin this
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    • 70 2 The American University Club here will hold a dinner and talk for its members and students attending or planning to attend college or university in the United States. It will be held at the Oriental Garden Function Room, Goodwood Park Hotel, tonight at 7.30 p.m. Dr. Peter
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    • 101 2 Reuter London, Tuesday Members of the Singapore Youth Club Choir are sampling the tourist attractions of London after their successful visit to the Welsh International Eisteddfod in Llangollen. The choir won the International trophy for choirs at the festival. In addition, Its Chinese Instrumental
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    • 63 2 An exhibition of chess books and articles, and seminars will be held at the Toa Payoh (Library from July 20 to 27 as part of the World Chess Week to commemorate the founding of the World Chess Federation in 1924. Another attraction will be an international computer
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    • 45 2 The Institute of Education and the National Museum will jointly hold the "Art Educators Exhibition *74" at the museum's Young People's Qfcllejy from July 16 The exhition will feature works of members of the Institute's art education and the educational technology departments.
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    • 335 3  -  By Bharathi Mohan Even ferocious crocodiles are becoming easy victims of Singapore's fast striking thieves. These three are the lucky ones (above). They slipped out when the raiders struck at a Tarnpines farm over the weekend. But 51 younger ones valued at $6000 were hustled
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    • 101 3 The Chief Scout Commissioner, Mr. Soh Teow Seng, has been awarded the Scout Distinguished Service Medal of the Boy Scouts of Thailand. The medal is the highest award of the Boy Scouts of Thailand and was given to Mr. Soh for "outstanding service" to world
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    • 45 3 The Central Young People's Service of the National Library will hold a talk in Malay on Islam and mysticism by Prof. Syed Hussein Alatas, head of the Malay Studies Department of the University of Singapore, at the library's lecture hall tomorrow at 3 p.m.
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    • 34 3 The Adult Education Board will conduct a 150-hour course on Advanced Permanent Wave Hair Dressing and Styling at the Mountbatten arb Centre in Dakota Crescent commencing on Aug. 6. The fee is $70.
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    • 451 3 There is a need for co-operative societies in the Republic to rally behind the Singapore National Co-operative Union (SNCU), the apex body. An International expert on co-operative law, Professor Hans-H. Munkner, said this in an interview with New Nation yesterday. Prof. Munkner of the University
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    • 257 3 100,000 on HDB list The number of applications for Housing and Development Board flats has passed the 100,000 mark. According to sources, despite various attempts to increase the rate of its public housing programme the Board is unable to cope with the demand. To
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    • 244 3 The Far Eastern Freight Conference lines carried about 14 million metric freight tons of cargo last year. This Is an increase of 1.1 million as compared to the previous year. Mr. H.O. Karsten, the FEFC chairman, in his annual report said that throughout the year the
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    • 29 3 A guitar course for beginners will be conducted by The Metropolitan YMCA Tanglin Centre at its Stevens Road premises on Friday between 7.30 p.m. and 8.30 p.m.
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    • 98 3 The White Cane Club will hold a Talentime for the Blind on Aug. 10. The contest, the first to be organised by the Blind, will be held in the School for the Blind in Toa Payoh Rise. The heats have already been held, and 24 of the
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    • 261 3 For three years, school teacher Miss Ng Lee Gek did her "homework" consistently. Each day after school and during her holidays, she takes her brushes and works on the drawing board. Now she has done over 60 paintings and Is holding a one-woman art
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    • 45 3 The Ulu Fandan Community Centre will hold a baby show on August 4 for babies between three months and 18 months old. Only those living in the Ulu Pandan constituency can take part. Registration at the centre is open until July 28.
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  • FOR YOUR PLEASURE AND BEHIND THE NEWS
    • 590 4  -  Top-form Uriah Heep in a determined effort POPS BY JEAN LI URIAH HEEP: WONDERWORLD (BRONZE): Wonderwork! was to have been the title of Ken Hensley's second solo album, but after working on its central concept, he decided it would be better as a group
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    • 717 4 Los Angeles Times Jack Scruby dispatches thousands of soldiers throughout the world each month. Scruby owns the soldier factcry in this small coastal town of Cambria, 230 miles north of Los Angeles. "I'm In the war business." he said. "Aren't people tired of war?
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    • 188 4 Merc diary TAXI drivers are getting to be rather snappy dressers, or at least the cabbie I had on Saturday afternoon was. This one was dressed in a cool looking khaki safari suit, belted with pockets, plus a fashionable pair of dark glasses perched on
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    • 723 4  -  From James Kim United Press International Two years after South and North Korea agreed to seek their reunification in peace, fears and rising tensions have replaced a mood of rapprochement on the Korean scene. The strained relationship between them was Increased
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    • 1907 4  -  FICUS ON SBIIII HUE* From Sam Jameson Los Angeles Times In today's Focus, New Nation presents two articles on the Korean Peninsula. The first by Sam Jameson deals with the internal government of President Park Chung Hee and his growing difficulties with
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  • WORLD NEWS
    • 341 5 Reuter Tokyo, Tuesday —The anti-inflation vote appeared today to have turned the political tide against Japan's ruling Liberal-Democratic Party (LDP) in elections for the Upper House of the Diet (Parliament). Glumly surveying the gradual whittling away of the LDP majority in the House
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    • 150 5 Reuter Washington, Tuesday —Former presidential aide Charles Colson has surrendered to United States marshals in Baltimore to begin serving a one-to-three year sentence for obstructing justice. Colson had pleaded guilty to planning a smear campaign against Dr. Daniel Ellsberg. the man who leaked the Pentagon papers
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    • 366 5 Reuter Addis Ababa, Tuesday Emperor Haile Selassie yesterday called Parliament into special session to approve a new constitution which will effectively end more than a half century of direct rule from the throne. A spokesman for the Central Army Committee (CAC).
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    • 170 5 Reuter La Paz, Tuesday.—The Bolivian Cabinet resigned en bloc last night, paving the way for the appointment of an allmllltary government by President Hugo Banzer. An announcement by I n f or m a tlon Minister Oulllermo Bulacla Salek said the new cabinet
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    • 31 5 Reuter Moscow, Tuesday The Soviet Union yesterday awarded East German President Willi Stoph the Order of Lenin, one of the highest Soviet honours, marking his 60th birthday today. nmta
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    • 150 5 Reuter London, Tuesday. Hospital doctors yesterday took the first step towards setting up a rival scheme to Britain's free National Health Service, crippled by budget cuts and Internal dissent. An emergency meeting here of a "ginger group" representing about 4000 hospital consultants and specialists
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    • 40 5 Reuter Montreal, Tuesday. Two escaped prisoners last night threatened to kill a hostage nurse unless they were granted safe passage to the city's international airport. The men aged 17 and 25 escaped from a reformatory near here.
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    • 256 5 Reuter New Delhi, Tuesday.— The flood situation continues to be critical in many areas of the North-East Indian state of Assam, officials said yesterday. The Press Trust of India quoted officials as saying in the state capital of Gauhati that several thousand hectares of
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    • 43 5 Reuter Athens, Tuesday Greek Foreign Minister Spyrldon Tetenes resigned yesterday, less than a week after his two senior aides quit their posts. A statement from tthe office of Prime Minister Adamantlos Androutsopoulos said that Mr. Tetenes had resigned for health reasons.
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    • 60 5 Reuter Cairo, Tuesday A court here has reversed a decision by the censor to ban publication of a book on Islam and ordered the payment of compensation to the author, the semi-official newspaper A 1 Ahram reported yesterday. The book, written by Dr. Mostafa Wasfl under the
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    • 216 5 United Press International Washington, Tuesday— Senator Henry Jackson (Democrat Washington) yesterday called for full diplomatic recognition of China and withdrawal of the US Embassy from Taiwan. Sen. Jackson, who returned on Saturday from a week long trip to China, urged the
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    • 288 5 Held by Mafia' claim Reuter Rome, Tuesday. An American Journalist went on trial yesterday charged with faking his own kidnapping. Jack Begon. 62. who used to work for the American Broadcasting Company (ABC) in Rome, said he was held for more than a month last
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    • 48 5 Reuter Sydney, Tuesday. A strike by ship engineers is causing a serious fuel shortage in Australia. The strike, by members of the Institute of Marine Power Engineers over more paid study leave, has tied up 53 ships, including tankers delivering oil to Australian refineries.
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    • 221 5 Reuter Toronto, Tuesday Canadians began voting yesterday in a general election that looks like putting another minority government in power and retaining the same shaky political alliances that toppled the last administration. Prime Minister, Mr. Pierre Trudeau who has swapped his Image as a youthful
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    • 48 5 Reuter Brasilia, Tuesday Brazil last night devalued the cruzeiro, for the sixth time this year. The last one took place only two weeks ago. The Central Bank said the cruzeiro was now down to 6.845 6.885 from its previous parity of 6.775—6.815 to the US dollar.
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    • 25 5 Reuter Moscow, Tuesday Soviet President Nikolai Podgorny arrived in the Somali Democratic Republic yesterday for an official visit, Tass news agency reported. —Beater
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    • 79 5 US Secretary of State Dr. Henry Kissinger and British Prirae Minister Mr. Harlod Wilson waving to the crowd outside 10 Downing Street yesterday. Dr. Kissinger is in London for talks with the British government leader on the European security conference and Mr. Nixon's recent visit
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    • 507 5 Vital decision for court Reuter Washington, Tuesday Watergate prosecutors yesterday urged the Supreme Court to force President Nixon to hand over 64 tape recordings in a historic case which could have a major bearing on the President's chances of staving off impeachment and
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  • OPINION
    • 397 6 President Suharto's long-awaited visit to Singapore is finally to take place. The Indonesian President is to make a threeday state visit at the end of August. This will be the first time that President Suharto will be coming to Singapore since his assumption of power In
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    • 201 6 'WHISPERS' by ISPY The following Incident should earn a place in Ripley's Believe it or Not. A Singapore dental surgeon with a problem communicating with his French patient, decided to write a little note suggesting that she bring a translator on her next visit. On the
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    • 1150 6  -  There can be no doubt of the influence that films exert among; their viewers. Especially if a film is a well produced one, it can arouse strong reactions from the audience. Gerald de Cruz and his wife are particularly moved by Hindustani tear-jerker movies.
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    • 688 6  -  From Michael Fathers Reuter Tanzania has begun celebrating the 20th anniversary of the ruling T a n u Party, an organisation shunned by British colonial administrators and ridiculed when it was founded in 1954 —and independence was still a dream. The nationwide festivities, more
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    • 916 6  - Narayan —the leader who wants justice and peace From Peter O'Neill Reuter An elderly diabetic, who suffers from heart trouble, is leading a campaign for reform in the turbulent north-east Indian state of Bihar, the recent scene of violent policestudent rioting. He is 71-year-old Jayaprakash Narayan, once a leading socialist
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    • 295 6 WORLD COMMENT EXCERPTS FROM EDITORIALS Straits Times (Malaysia) The exact extent to which the MIC has heal' ed the wounds and con' solidated its strength after the leadership problems of 1972 and 1973 Is not altogether clear. While It might be foolish to conclude from the
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    • 362 6  -  From Don Shannon Los Angeles Times Nobody has found a way to make taxes painless, but Canada has at least removed the particular sting caused when inflation pushes a taxpayer into a higher bracket and he loses more than he gained. A few critics maintain
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  • SPECIAL FEATURE
    • 1600 7 DAY TWO OF 3 PART SERIES BY ROBERT KAISER The Washington Post To an outsider, Russian parents* attitude towards children may sound orthodox and detrimental. But, there are benefits a 150... In winter, Russian parents take their small children outside on sleds. On
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    • 1609 7 The Washington Post "I was evacuated to Tataria during the war, but in 1944 the shoe factory in Moscow where my mother worked called me back. "This was the only way louI ou could get back to loscow in those days,
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  • SHOPPING
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  • TREND AND FINANCE
    • 1014 9  -  MRS TAN WORKS FOR A FULL FEELING OF SATISFACTION... SPARE TIMES ANGELA LOKE Pottery and cordon bleu cooking are two hobbies which Mrs. Tan Lee Leng has mastered with ease. She took courses In both while In England with her husband who
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    • 418 9  -  IN-SHAPE BY JEANINE SINISCAL Last week we began a series of articles about isometrics —the exercises which are especially suitable to women as they are not strenuous, can be performed anywhere and produce results. There is no reason why you cannot look like the
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    • 421 9 Melbourne Herald For the mugger lurking in the shadows in a Ninth Avenue section of New York's "Hell's Kitchen," the sight of a shapely blonde-streaked brunette walking by herself with a handbag under her arm seemed like a Christmas bonus. When
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    • 267 9 The Singapore stock market continued to decline yesterday an extension of last week's easier bias. Share prices retreated on a broad front. The opening was doll and not more than five counters saw action during the first half hoar of trading. Into this sagging market, Haw Par Brothers
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    • 278 9 Los Angeles Times Bonn, Tuesday Chase Manhattan Bank board chairman Mr. David Rockefeller has warned that commercial banks have reached the limits of their ability to handle distortions In international finance created by inflated oil prices. Mr. Rockefeller said that so far
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    • 111 9 Hitachi 2k)sen Robin Dockyard will be expanding its workforce by another 200 employess by the end of this year. The shipyard, which was opened recently, has a workforce of 800 workers at present. It Is understood that most of the workers to be recruited will
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    • 484 9 COMPANY PROFILE International Wood Products which incurred substantial losses during the timber recession from 1970 to 1972, has since made a spectacular recovery. The recovery, made possible by the sudden change in the trend of the Industry last year, saw the company in a powerful
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    • 263 9 Geneva, Tuesday British Minister of State for Foreign Affairs Mr. David Ennais yesterday warned of the danger of a world recession as a result of soaring oil prices. "A lot of us have realised that i? the world monetary system is seriously
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    • 96 9 Twenty-one Behn Meyer employees are now attending weekly sessions of the Introduction to Metrication coarse at the Adult Education Board headquarters In Calrnhill Road. The service manager of Benh Meyer Industries, Mr. ChuaAh Thong, said that the course Is to prepare them to meet the Singapore
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    • 65 9 Reuter Basle, Tuesday.—Leading central bankers, concerned about recent commercial bank collapses, have drawn up guidelines for baling out commercial banks In their national territories facing difficulties, senior central bankers said yesterday. Central bankers said today firm details of the new plans had not been finalised.
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    • OVERSEAS STOCK EXCHANGE PRICES
      • 390 9 Stock prices plunged yesterday on the New York Stock Exchange, primarily in reaction to rising interest rates and Federal Reserve Board monetary policies. Volume was 15,510,000 shares, compared with 7,400,000 tarded on Friday. Most major banks in the nation raised their prime rate that charged key corporate customers
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      • 41 9 United Press International The Dow Jones range of stocks on the New York Stock Exchange yesterday were: 30 Industrials 770.57 (off 21.20), 20 transport 152.12 (off 4.64), 15 utilities 67 48 left 1.67) and 65 stocks 231.09 (off 6.44).
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      • 108 9 Prenatal 66 —1.80 Unilever 185.80 —.70 Charge ur 193 —1 CCP 118 80 +4.80 CIC 118 —1 Pin Un Europ 51.10 1 Carrefours 1691 —91 Lafarge 179 —3 Radio 284 —4 Saint-Go bain 109.60 —.70 Nord 33.95 —«.35 Omnium 68 unch Pernod 441 +3 Fennaroya 75 —1.20 Moet 560
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      • 414 9 The market declined sharply as It became uncertain whether the Liberal Democratic Party could occupy 70 seats In the Upper House as a result of the election yesterday. Towards the close of the session, some speculative stocks were selectively bought. However, most stocks faltered as Investors sat on the
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      • 83 9 Reuter Thla service comes from the Union Bank of Switzerland. Closing prices (In franc*) on the Zurich Stock Exchange yesterday: UBS 2670 —130 SBC 496 14 Credit Suisse 2450 50 Swissair B. 488 8wls4 Reinsur. 1875 16 Wlnterthur B. 1450 Zurich Insur. 5750 —100 Juvena B. 1490 10 Nestle
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  • SPORTS
    • 375 10 About Time also impresses From BLUE PETER Penan?, Tuesday Newcomer Walking Tall did a splendid workout here this morning. With T.S. Chiam in the saddle, the Mariner three-year-old strode out fluently over 3f 39-3/5 on good going. On this gallop Walking Tall will take a
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    • 117 10 Vigilante Corps performed beyond expectations when their fencers trounced Tanglin Club 8-0 in to win the SingaBore Fencing Associaon's first inter-afflliates foil championship. V.C., who have not had much luck in previous meets, surprised when they won all their matches in earlier rounds of
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    • 344 10 Nigerians ahead of Americans Reuter Bangkok, Tuesday. Thailand emerged winners In the 26th boxing championships of the International Council for Military Sport here yesterday. The Thais wound up the championships witn three gold medals, four slivers and four bronzes. Eight nations took part in the
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    • 507 10  -  'We may have to withdraw...' By NANCY KOH Reuter Singapore Golf Association expressed disappointment yesterday over the cancellation of the world amateur team championships scheduled to be held in Kuala Lumpur in October. SGA secretary Low Kee Pow said: "It's just unfortunate that Malaysia have decided against
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    • 566 10  -  By C.K. YONG Singapore are determined to wrest the Guillemard and McCabe Reay Cups from Malaysia this year in their annual tennis matches jn Singapore on July 13-14 at the National Stadium courts. And voicing this optimistic opinion is Mr. Philip Lemos, Vice-Pre-sident of the
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    • 34 10 London, Tuesday. Even Armstrong retained the British featherweight boxing title when s^PPP challenger Alan Richardson in the nth round of their scheduled 15-round fiKht at the World Sporting Club here last night.
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    • 369 10 Hl fou rth early moved up at the 3f to lead into the straight from pstro Boy, with Eco Victory. Secretary General and Swift And Honest closing in. Teo Hui cleared away in the straight to win by Ave lengths Bistro Boy finished
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    • 194 10 Schoolchildren will be admitted free to the Malaya Cup rugby match between Singapore and Negri Sembllan at Jalan Besar Stadium on Saturday. "All they have to do is come in their uniforms and wear their school badges," said Niaz Shah, chairman of the
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    • 84 10 New York, Tuesday. Results of baseball games: American League Chicago 3 Detroit 1; Milwaukee 8 Minnesota 5 (1st); Minnesota 5 Milwaukee 3 (2nd), Kansas City 11 Boston 9 (1st); Boston 5 Kansas City 3 (2nd); Baltimore 4 Oakland 1; Cleveland 6 California 2; Texas 3 New
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    • 473 11  -  By NANCY KOH Lee Ah Ngo, the newly-crowned National badminton champion, and runn e r up Tan Ban Chew are automatically ranked Nos. 1 and 2 in the SBA's Top Ten list. The tournament's two top-seeds, Ng Chor Yau and Yeo
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    • 1147 11 Reuter Munich, Tuesday. Europe way out in front, South America trailing and the rest nowhere—that was the outcome of the 1974 World soccer Cup, which ended on Sunday in victory for West Germany. European teams took the first three places, with Holland runnersup
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    • 460 11 Rousing welcome home Reuter The Hague, Tuesday.— Queen Juliana of Holland yesterday presented the Dutch World Cup captain Johann Cruyff with an order reserved for those who have rendered special service to throne, state or society. The Dutch team arrived back here to cheering fans, yesterday,
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    • 127 11 Munich, Tuesday The International Football Federation's board meets here today to discuss proposals which include a call for the abolition of the indirect freekick. The board, soccer's supreme law making body, also have before them a proposal that no player can be offside at
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    • 465 11 Reuter London, Tuesday Basil D'Olivelra, South African-born former England Test player, hit a career best score of 227 for Worcestershire yesterday In their English county cricket championship match against Yorkshire. D'Ollveira, 42, batted faultlessly for 372 minutes, hitting two sixes and 28 fours. It was
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    • 213 11 Reuter London, Tuesday The Pakistani cricketers were heading for the sixth win of their England tour despite a first Innings batting slump against Kent at Canterbury yesterday. Openers Sadlq Mohammad and Shaflq Ahmed shared a stand of 184 in 165 minutes before wickets started to fall with
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    • 303 11 Reuter Paris. Tuesday The Tour de France enters its second half today with Eddy Merckx in the lead but still far from certain of a fifth victory in the world's toughest cycling marathon. The Belgian ace may well have won the first two mountain
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    • 72 11 Dublin, Tuesday.—An official of the firm sponsoring the Irish tennis championships here hit out at the Association or Tennis Professionals over the absence of ATP siars from the event. Pat Heneghan, public relations manager of sponsoring firm Carrolls, said: "We are just fed up with tnnis these
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    • 503 11 Reuter London, Tuesday England duly completed the humiliation of India at Birmingham yesterday when tney won the third and final cricket Test, by an innings and 78 runs to take the series 3-0. Having trailed England by 294 on first innings, the Indians were all out at
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  • 176 12 —United Frew International TODAY is Tuesday, July 9, the 190th day of 1974 with 175 to follow. THE MOON Is approaching its last quarter. THE MORNING STABS are Mercury, Venus, Jupiter and Saturn. THE EVENING STAB Is Mars. Those born on this date are under the sign of Cancer.
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  • 91 12 Meet Margaret Pang, 18, and chances are she will say to you: ''Come travel with me." For this happy-go-lucky girl is a public relations officer with Singapore Cultural and Educational Tours. "My job offers me the opportunity to go places and meet people," she said. "On
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  • 45 12 AH FOOK: The issuing of name tags for busmen is a good move. Now I can identify the rude ones easily. MEI LIN: It will also help to promote a /better relationship between commuters and conductors as we can address them by name.
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    • 444 12 President Sheares will be the guest-of-honour of the All-Singapore Muslims PROPHET MUHAMMAD'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATIONS to be held at the Al-Malik Faisal Muslim lecture hall, Muslim Missionary Society, Geylang, at 5.30 pjn. The Singapore Press Club will hold its LUNCHEON at the Ruby Restaurant, Cantonment Road. The Singapore Stamp Club will
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    • 1763 12 I! AT THE CINEMA LET THE GOOD TIMES ROLL: A nostalSc Journey back to the is, recalling personal memories for those old enough to remember the Rock 'n' Roll era is provided by a recent concert featuring Chuck Berry, Chubby Checker, Bill Haley and the Comets and many others. Sid
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